Museoception is a space for critical reflection on museums and cultural policy in what is now known as Canada.
Accessibility and Connection at the Aga Khan Museum
Within this post, I talk about my experience(s) visiting the Aga Khan Museum, focusing on their commitment to accessibility. Background The Aga Khan Museum is a relatively new museum, established in 2014. They have a (very) brief history on their website (available here) and make their annual reports available here. The museum history nerd in me…
Keep readingExhibits about Exhibits: Yay
Within this post, I will talk about two exhibit experiences we had on a Saturday in January – Retail Retrospective at the Toronto Reference Library and Made by Many at the Textile Museum of Canada. In both cases, the exhibits reference and discuss past exhibits. I love a meta exhibit! TD Gallery at the Toronto…
Keep readingHarbourfront Centre: Target Audience?
Within this post, I am going to talk about two museum experiences we had on the same day at the Harbourfront Centre – that is, the Museum of Toronto’s Mr. Dessup to Degrassi exhibit and the Ontario Science Centre’s KidSpark. Both experiences had me asking the same question – who is the target audience? Museum…
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